Planter



2 Sheets-Sheet I,

(No Model.)

0. W. WARNER.

PLANTER.

Patfi Dec. 25,1894.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

('N0 Model.)

G. W. WARNER.

PLANTBB.

No. 531,606. Patented Dec. 25, 1894.

UNITEDTSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. WARNER, OF MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLASNTEIR- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,606,dated Dec'ember25, 18 94.

' Application filed November 18,1893. Serial No. 491,306. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. WARNER, of Melrose, county of Middlesex,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Planters, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters and figures on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

This invention relates to planters of that class wherein the fertilizerand seeds are placed in separate compartments, and delivered in such amanner that they will not come incontact with each other, such forinstance as represented in United States Patent No. 330,798, datedNovember 17, 1885, to which reference may be had; and the invention hasfor its object to simplify and improve the apparatus shown and describedin said patent in many ways, whereby the work may be more effectuallydone with less liability of derangement.

The invention consists in many details of construction which will behereinafter pointed out.

Figure 1, shows in plan view a planter embodying this invention; Fig.2,a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a plan view of the bottom plate orbase of the hopper which contains the fertilizer and seeds, which isformed to present guideways for the delivery slides, which control thedelivery of the materials; Fig. 4:, a longitudinal section of the bottomplate shown in Fig. 3, taken on the dotted line 00-00; Fig. 5, a crosssection of the bottom plate shown in Fig. 3, taken on the dotted lineyy; Fig; 6,'an ,under side view of a portion of one of the slides; Fig.7, a longitudinal section of the slide shown in Fig. 6; and Fig.'8,'adetail of aportion of the operating mechanism for the slides to bereferredto Fig. 9, a detailof one of the sprocket wheels to be referredto, showing a novel manner of.

securing it to its shaft; Fig. 10, a detail showing the spring presseddog on the frame.

The hopper A, divided centrally by a vertical partitionwall, is open atthe bottom and isplaced upon and bolted or otherwise secured to ametallic base 13, which is in turn secured to the parallel side bars b,b, of the main framework. The side bars I), b, are connected together atthe ends by cross pieces '1), b and between said side bars the groundries of outwardly projecting pins 2, arranged at equal distances apart,but disposed alternately with relation to each other.

Two parallel bars f, f are arranged, one at each side of the groundwheel, connected at their forward ends to the delivery slides m, it,

see dotted lines Fig. 3, and having at their rear ends racks 3, whichare engagedby the sector teeth 4, on the plate 5, pivoted at 6, to astand 7, having a slot 8, through which passes a thumb screw 9, by meansof which said stand may be vertically adjusted. Depending from each barf, f, and normally projecting into the path of movement of the pins 2 onthe disks are dogs pivotally supported and spring pressed, so as topermit said pins to pass by freely when the apparatus is drawn backward,but to be engaged by said pins when the apparatus is drawn forward. -Bymeans of these disks 6, e, it will be seen that the bars f, f arealternately advanced, and by means of the toothed plate 5, one of thebars will be drawn rearwardly as" the other is advanced. Thus thedelivery slides m, n, will be moved alternately.

When the stand 7, is adjusted to its uppermost position or thereabout,the bars f f will be raised high enough to permit the pins 2 to escapethe dogs f ,'as the apparatus is drawn forward, which is of coursenecessary in order that the apparatus may be drawn forward Withoutoperating the deliveryslides.

The base B, see Figs. 3, 4, and5, consists of a quadrangular shapedcasting having two elongated rectangular openings 0, 0', in the topplate arranged directly beneath the two compartments of the hopper A,and rectangular bottom plates 0 0 supported directly beneath saidopenings 0, 0', by hangers orbrackets 0 said bottom plates and theirsupporting hangers being preferably cast integral with the top plate.Guideways for the delivery slides on, n, are thereby formed beneath theopenings 0, 0, having end openings which permit free longitudinalmovement of said slides, and also having openings or clearance passagesat the sides, for the escape of any material which may work over thesides of said slides, and which would have a tendency to clog or checkits movement were not said side openings provided. Each bottom plate 0 0has a central hole 12, through it.

It is designed that the seeds, as corn for instance, shall be deliveredfrom the seed compartment by the slide m, and the fertilizer from itscompartment by the slide a, and these slides are or may be quite similarin shape and construction, being formed of rectangular pieces of metal,each having two holes 13, through it. As the slides are moved back andforth in their guideways by means of the bars f, f, across the centraldelivery orifices 12, in the bottom plates, the seeds and fertilizer arealternately delivered as in the patent referred to.

The delivery slide a, is made as a skeleton frame, being flat upon theupper surface, as shown in Fig. 7, and cutaway or recessed upon itsunder surface, as shown in Fig. 6, thereby forming marginal ribs 14,circular ribs 15, around the delivery orifices, and short ribs 16,between said ribs 14 and 15.

Much difliculty is experienced with the fertilizer clogging and therebypreventing the effectual operation of the machine, as well as its ownescape from the hopper, and it is to obviate this difficulty that theside openings are provided in the guideway as described, and the ribs14, 15, and 16, formed upon the under surface of the slide 02, serve toscrape or clean the bottom plate upon which said slide rests, and thematerial so removed is pushed 0d the ends of said bottom plate, or dropsthrough the central delivery opening, as the slide moves back and forth.That the ribs of the slides may operate in this manner, the ends of thebottom plate are formed to correspond with the shape of said ribs, asshown at o and when the slide is pushed in one or the other direction,the ribs 15, and 16, stop flush with the ends of said plate. It will beseen that so far as enabling the slide a, to thus scrape off or cleanthe bottom plate, the ribs may be otherwise arranged, so I do not desireto limit my invention to any particular arrangement of ribs, so long asthey serve as scrapers, and co-operate with the bottom plate asdescribed. The seed delivering slide m, may be constructed in this samemanner if desired, but the object of such construction is essentialmainly for lightness, as the seeds do not obstruct the passage of theslide m, as the fertilizer does the slide a.

Contained within the fertilizer compartment of the hopper A, is anagitator, see Figs. 1 and 2, made as a shaft 10 having its bearings inthe side walls of the hopper, and provided with two sets of blades 1),preferably curved and arranged at right angles with relation to eachother, and upon said shaft a bevel gear 19 is secured which is engagedby a bevel gear 19 secured to a short shaft to which is secured thesprocket wheel 1)", over which passes a sprocket chain 1), which alsopasses around the sprocket wheel 19 secured to the shaft 0 By means ofthis gearing between the shaft 0 and the agitator, the latter isrotated.

The forward end of the apparatus will be provided with any usual orsuitable draft hook or equivalent.

To adjust the delivery in such a manner that the seeds and fertilizershall be delivered at any number of desirable distances apart, sprocketwheels 0 c of different diameters may be employed, and to facilitatetheir removal from their shafts, without removing the shafts from theirbearings, they are made as shown in Fig. 9, wherein it will be observedthat they are recessed radially as at w, to receive the shaft, and alongthe margin of said recess, a flange w, is provided through which a boltor pin r0 passes as shown, the shank of said bolt or pin in its passageentering a groove made to receive it in the side of the shaft. This boltthereby serves to secure the wheel to the shaft that it may rotatetherewith, and not move longitudinally thereon.

I claim- 1. In a planter, the combination of two compartments, deliveryslides m, n, for said compartments, bars f, f connected to said slides,disks having pins for advancing them alternately, shaft for said disks,ground wheel, and shaft therefor, and connections between said shafts,racks 3, at the rear ends of said bars f, f, toothed plate 5, engagingtherewith, and the vertically adjustable stand 7, to which said toothedplate is pivoted.

2. In a planter, the combination of two coinpartments, delivery slideson, n, bars fif, connected thereto, having depending dogs f disks 6, e,having pins 2, shaft 0 to which said disks are secured, ground wheel 0,its shaft 0, and intermediate connections be tween said shafts c", and0', whereby the former is driven by the latter.

3. In a planter, the combination of two compartments, delivery slides m,n, bars f, f, connected thereto, having depending dogs f disks 6, 6',having pins 2, shaft 0 to which said disks are secured, sprocket wheel 0chain c, sprocket wheel 0 shaft 0 and the ground wheel 0.

4. In a planter, the combination with a fertilizer compartment havingtwo delivery orifices, and a reciprocating delivering device, of anagitator contained in said compartment, consisting of the rotary shaft19, two pairs of radial blades 19', p arranged thereon at right angleswith relation to each other as shown, there being one pair above eachdeliveringoritice, and by their construction and arrangement acting tocrowd the material IIC down into the orifices, alternately, and gearingconnecting said shaft 19 with a driving shaft whereby the former isrotated by the latter, substantially as described.

5. In a planter, the combination of two compartments, a base B therefor,consistingof an integrally formed casting comprising a top plateprovided with elongated openings 0, beneath the compartments, bottomplates 0 0 made substantially as long as said openings, and havingcentral delivery openings and side supports for holding them a shortdistance beneath,'but in a parallel plane with said openings, said sidesupports being arranged a certain distance apart to present side andendv openings, and deliveryslides m, 1?. upon said bottom plates 0 0 andmeans for moving them longitudinally thereon, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a planter, the combination of a compartment, a base B therefor,consisting of an integrally formed casting comprising a top plate havingan elongated opening 0 directly beneath the compartment, bottom plate 0beneath said opening, made substantially as long as said opening andhaving a central delivery opening side supports for holding said bottomplate in a plane below but substantially parallel with'said opening,said supports being arranged at suitable distances apart to present sideand end openings, a delivery slide m, upon said bottom plate 0 and meansfor moving said slide longitudinally, substantially as described.

7. Ina planter, the combination of a compartment, a base therefor havingan elongated delivery opening, bottom plate 0 beneath said opening, madesubstantially as long as said opening, and having a central deliveryopening, side supports for holding said bot- 40 tom plate in a planebelow but substantially parallel with said opening, said supports beingarranged at suitable distances apart to present side and end openings,and a delivery slidem moving upon said bottom plate 0 hav-' ing twoopenings 13, and provided upon its under side with marginal ribs 14,circular ribs 15, and transverse connecting ribs 16, and means forreciprocating said slide longitudinally to alternately bring the ribs15, 16, flush go with the opposite ends of the bottom plate 0substantially as described.

8. In a planter, a ground wheel, its shaft, an operating shaft arrangedin parallelism. therewith and adapted to control the delivering device,a sprocket wheel on each shaft, one of which has a radial shaftreceiving opening, means for securing said sprocket wheel to its shaft,and a sprocket chain passing around said sprocket wheels. 1

In testimony whereof I have signed m name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES W. WARNER.

Witnesses: Y

B. J. NoYEs, O. B. CRooKER.

